Reynard the Fox in South Africa: Or, Hottentot Fables and TalesTrübner and Company, 1864 - 94 pages |
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... once upon the Chinese . According to communications from our Mis- sionary Knudsen , the Namaqua language seems well formed . He mentions as personal pronouns : — Tita saaz xyb sada sako I thou he we xyku you they ( sāts ) ( // eip ) ...
... once upon the Chinese . According to communications from our Mis- sionary Knudsen , the Namaqua language seems well formed . He mentions as personal pronouns : — Tita saaz xyb sada sako I thou he we xyku you they ( sāts ) ( // eip ) ...
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... once before I have given you some account , have now so increased upon me , and offer such strong analogies , that there is no further doubt in my own mind that not only the Coptic but also the Semitic , and all other lan- guages of ...
... once before I have given you some account , have now so increased upon me , and offer such strong analogies , that there is no further doubt in my own mind that not only the Coptic but also the Semitic , and all other lan- guages of ...
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... once assembled at the Lion's . When the Lion was asleep , the Jackal persuaded the little Fox * to twist a rope of ostrich sinews , in order to play the Lion a trick . They took ostrich sinews , twisted them , and fastened the rope to ...
... once assembled at the Lion's . When the Lion was asleep , the Jackal persuaded the little Fox * to twist a rope of ostrich sinews , in order to play the Lion a trick . They took ostrich sinews , twisted them , and fastened the rope to ...
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... once more , and , complaining that he is very heavy to hold , he tells him to open his mouth , whereupon he throws the hot stone down his throat . When the Lion has devoured it , he entreats and requests him to run as quickly as ...
... once more , and , complaining that he is very heavy to hold , he tells him to open his mouth , whereupon he throws the hot stone down his throat . When the Lion has devoured it , he entreats and requests him to run as quickly as ...
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... ONCE upon a time a Jackal , who lived on the borders of the colony , saw a waggon returning from the sea- side laden with fish . He tried to get into the waggon from behind , but he could not ; he then ran on be- fore , and lay in the ...
... ONCE upon a time a Jackal , who lived on the borders of the colony , saw a waggon returning from the sea- side laden with fish . He tried to get into the waggon from behind , but he could not ; he then ran on be- fore , and lay in the ...
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